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单词 pinball
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pinball

(pɪnbɔːl)
uncountable noun
Pinball is a game in which a player presses two buttons on each side of a pinball machine in order to hit a small ball to the top of the machine. The aim of the game is to prevent the ball reaching the bottom of the machine by pressing the buttons.

pinball in British English

(ˈpɪnˌbɔːl)
noun
a. 
a game in which the player shoots a small ball through several hazards on a table, electrically operated machine, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
a pinball machine

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Examples of 'pinball' in a sentence
pinball

We know that the world will not end like a pinball machine on tilt.
Christianity Today (2000)
It was like being in a pinball machine!
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His first idea was to import pinball machines from Britain but only three sold for a profit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As a spectator it feels like being flung about in a capricious pinball machine: raucous and dizzying.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I spotted a pinball machine and decided to play.
The Sun (2010)
It will not be swayed if you convert the kitchen into a utility room and will be unimpressed if you put a pinball machine in the bathroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are also stuffed toys and a Twilight Zone pinball machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As you enter the interior walkway, you are greeted by vintage arcade games, including pinball machines.
The Sun (2015)
I'm tempted to think that the court was designed by a distant relative of the man who invented the pinball machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I'd watch him moving around the bar in his restless way and note how physically he threw himself at the pinball machine.
John Walsh ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies (2004)
The global pop art movement, to be seen anywhere from car bonnets to pinball machines, could serve as a subversive international language of political protest.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

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pinball

ball game, Other Games

Chinese translation of 'pinball'

pinball

(ˈpɪnbɔːl)

n (u)

  1. 弹(彈)球戏(戲) (tánqiúxì) (一台, yìtái)
    ⇒ to play pinball 玩弹球戏 (wán tánqiúxì)
    a pinball machine 弹(彈)球机(機) (tánqiújī)

Nearby words of
pinball

  • pin
  • pin down
  • pinafore
  • pinball
  • pinch
  • pine
  • pine away

Related terms of
pinball

  • a pinball machine
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